WHITNEY HOUSTON IN “SPARKLE” [TRAILER]

The new big screenmusical â€œSparkleâ€ is due out on Aug. 17, but one of its stars will not be around to help promote it: WhitneyHouston, who died at age 48 in February. TODAY aired an exclusive clip Monday of the upcoming film, which shows how Sparkle and her sisters try to make a go of it as an all-girl singing group, following in their motherâ€™s (Houstonâ€™s) musical footsteps.